Forex Market Update : Epic Research Malaysia

The dollar was slightly lower against the yen early Friday, with investors sitting on sidelines ahead of closely monitored U.S. jobs data for January later in the day.

The dollar USDJPY, -0.21%  was down to ¥117.30 compared with ¥117.54 late Thursday in New York.

The euro EURUSD, -0.17%  was at $1.1469 from $1.1485 and at EURJPY, -0.39%  ¥134.50 from ¥134.98.

The WSJ Dollar Index BUXX, -0.06% a measure of the dollar against a basket of major currencies, was down 0.04% at 84.92.